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Differences in Religious Attendance Among Disabled and Nondisabled Early and Early Midlife Adults

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In general, disabled people value religion as much as people without disability, but do not attend religious services as often. Empirical evidence to date does not robustly examine whether this pattern is applicable even when accounting for possible differences in religiosity among disabled and nondisabled people. Using data from the 2011−2019
Scott D. Landes, Katie Mueller
wiley   +1 more source

The Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue: The Year 1980 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1981
(Excerpt) Let me begin on a somewhat personal note. In the days when I grew up in New York and New England, I seem to have been surrounded by Protestants of many species, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Methodist, Congregationalist, and others.
Dullee, Avery
core   +1 more source

Geographic Distribution of LGBT Affirming Christian Churches and Same‐Sex Households by US County

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study, we examine where lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) affirming Christian churches are geographically located across the United States. Notably, many LGBT people practice religion and proximity to affirming churches may provide access to religious capital which supports well‐being.
Daniel M. Nguyễn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lutheranism and Welfare State Expertise. The Example of Heikki Waris

open access: yesPerichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2015
The article examines the role of Christianity in the work of Heikki Waris (1901-1989), Professor of Social Policy at the University of Helsinki from 1948 to 1968.
Lindberg Hanna
doaj   +1 more source

The Mediating Roles of Political Ideology, Dominion Belief, and Stewardship Belief in the Relationship Between Christianity and Environmentalism: Evaluating Lynn White's Thesis in the Netherlands

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Previous studies provide mixed empirical support for White's thesis that Christianity has contributed to the ecological crisis. This study aims to add nuance to White's thesis by examining different aspects of Christianity within the secularized context of the Netherlands.
Nienke P. M. Fortuin, Carl Sterkens
wiley   +1 more source

Religion and Black/White Residential Segregation: The Influence of Religious and Regional Context

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on religious tradition and residential segregation focuses on “open” versus “closed” civic orientations, but ignores the structural effects of religious fields as well as other relevant differences, such as Catholic immigrant parishes and the communal role of Black Protestantism in response to racial hostility in large northern cities
David Sikkink, Michael Emerson
wiley   +1 more source

Material Semiotic Narratives of Finnishness Through a Mundane Object: The Case of the Plastic Bucket

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores how Finnishness is constructed in media texts with and through plastic buckets. By so doing, the article contributes to research on materiality and nationalism through examining the role of a mundane object instead of official national symbols.
Alma Onali
wiley   +1 more source

LAESTADIANISM AND RUSSIAN LUTHERAN BRETHREN AS THE PARTS OF THE UNITED PIETISTIC TRADITION

open access: yesКонцепт: философия, религия, культура, 2019
The article compares the Laestadianism and Russian Lutheran Brethren as two parts of the Pietistic tradition. A brief history and the main provisions of the Pietism are outlined, as well as a brief description of the history of Laestadianism in the ...
O. V. Kuropatkina
doaj   +1 more source

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